Old Rose Tree Tavern
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Old Rose Tree Tavern
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Old Rose Tree Tavern in 2013
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| Location | Northeast of junction of Rose Tree and Providence Roads, Media, Pennsylvania |
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| Coordinates | 39°56′17″N 75°23′34″W / 39.93806°N 75.39278°WCoordinates: 39°56′17″N 75°23′34″W / 39.93806°N 75.39278°W |
| Area | 0.1 acres (0.040 ha) |
| Built | 1809 |
| Architectural style | Federal |
| NRHP Reference # | 71000705 |
| Added to NRHP | June 21, 1971 |
The Old Rose Tree Tavern is a historic inn and tavern located in Rose Tree Park just north of the borough of Media, in Upper Providence Township, Delaware County, Pennsylvania.
John Calvert was granted the land that the tavern stands on in 1682 by William Penn. Daniel Calvert, likely John's grandson, built a frame building along the Providence Great Road (now Pennsylvania Route 252) and was licensed to run a tavern there in 1739.
The current building is a large 2 1/2-story, fieldstone building, built in 1809, on the site of the earlier frame structure. A stone addition was built in 1836. The tavern was moved about 100 yards from its original site when PA-252 was widened. During 2011 the building was renovated and now houses the Brandywine Conference & Visitors Bureau.
It was added to the National Register of Historic Places on June 21, 1971.
View from the southeast
View from the west showing a 1739 datestone.
View from the north.
Before 2011 restoration.
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